Winnipeg Free Press
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May 18, 2026
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Man wrongly convicted of killing 2 Michigan hunters in 1990 agrees to $5.25M settlement
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A man who was wrongfully convicted and served time for the murders of two Michigan hunters nearly three decades ago has reached a $5.25 million settlement agreement with the state.
In 1990, Donald Cook was sentenced to life in prison for killing William Doss and Michael Fossum, both from Georgia, during a hunting trip that went awry near Cadillac, Mich., on Nov. 7 of that year.
Cook's conviction rested largely on a confession he gave to police, which prosecutors said was extracted through torture and threats. Over the years, Cook maintained his innocence but faced significant obstacles in pr…
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